“Days in the Dioceses”, sharing faith and ecclesial experience July 26-31, 2023

The “Days in the Dioceses” (DND), the gathering of young people from around the world before World Youth Day (WYD), will take place from July 26-31, 2023.

Apr 16, 2022

Young people of Lisbon in Rome in 2020. (photo/World Youth Day facebook)


LISBON, Portugal:
The “Days in the Dioceses” (DND), the gathering of young people from around the world before World Youth Day (WYD), will take place from July 26-31, 2023.

The young people will have an ecclesial experience, sharing faith and being Church in the host communities during the days leading up to WYD in Lisbon. Between July 26 and 31, 2023, the participants in the “Days in the Dioceses” will get to know the local Church, with its specificities, its people and its region. A program with five pillars is being prepared for this week: welcome, discovery, mission, culture and sending.

The young people will stay, preferably, in the homes of families participating in the host parishes and in public facilities.

These days, prior to World Youth Day Lisbon 2023, will take place in 17 dioceses of mainland Portugal and islands: Algarve; Angra; Aveiro; Beja; Braga; Bragança-Miranda; Coimbra; Évora; Funchal; Guarda; Lamego; Leiria-Fátima; Portalegre-Castelo Branco; Oporto; Viana do Castelo; Vila Real and Viseu.

The dioceses will present their religious and cultural identity through a creative proposal of their reality. The youth movements (as part of the ecclesial and diocesan dynamics) are also called to be present and to contribute to this experience of welcome and exchange.

The “Days in the Dioceses” are a way to prepare pilgrims and host communities for the World Youth Day experience in Lisbon (which will take place from Aug 1-6, 2023) and will allow young people from all over the world to meet the Pope.

More information about each diocese will soon be available on the website.

For more information on the organisation of the “Days in the Dioceses”, please contact the Diocesan Organising Committees (COD) involved in this week and/or write to the following e-mail: diasnadiocese@ lisboa2023.org. --www.lisboa2023.org

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